Tree sap cleaning

[nuttysquirrel]

i don't bother trying to remove sap on my treestraps. here in or its an uphill battle,all the trees are goey. so i just keep them in a sill stuffsack

[SilvrSurfr]

I must lead a charmed life - I've never gotten tree sap on my tree straps. I've had a few blobs on my tarp but I just roll them into a ball to remove them.

[mjs3350]

I kinda worry about cleaning silnylon with mineral spirits. Mineral spirits obviously breaks down un-cured silicone (like diy seaqm sealer). I wonder if it would have a damaging effect to the cured silicone in the tarp.

[winstone]

Thanks for the Google tip! Backpacker magazine just had an article about tree sap removal also.

http://www.backpacker.com/gear/ask_k...n=newsletter02